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"Dirty Wars" w/ journalist Jeremy Scahill

Date & Time: 
05/22/2013 - 7pm

Jeremy ScahillJeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater: The World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" and "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield," will speak at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM. Admission is by donation ($10 suggested, $5 student/low income). Advance tickets are available by clicking here.

This event is co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Women Against War, Project SALAM and the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, Albany chapter.

On April 23, Nation Books author and Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow Jeremy Scahill released his newest book, "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield" (Nation Books, 2013). Scahill is currently on a multi-city book tour, include this stop in Troy NY. "Dirty Wars" debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestseller list for May 12, 2013.

Troy Bike Rescue Bike Fest

Date & Time: 
05/18/2013 - 3pm

++TBR BIKEFEST FUNDRAISER - THIS SATURDAY!++
at
The Sanctuary for Independent Media
3361 6th Avenue in North Troy

Come on out and support your local community bike project on May 18th. There's something for everyone:

3 PM - TOUR DE TROY Meet at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to take a pre-dinner ride through historic Troy

3 PM - KIDS BIKE RODEO & GIFTAWAY Over 100 local youth and parents have reserved bikes for the giftaway over the past month. Additionally, there will be an on and off road obstacle course for kids of all ages. The rodeo will be on 101st Street near Freedom Square (around the corner from the Sanctuary)

5 PM - DOORS & BAR OPEN AND JAR RAFFLE BEGINS Buy raffle tickets from TBR volunteers on hand and put them in the jar next to the schwag you want to win. There are all kinds of prizes donated by local businesses from bike gear to construction supplies to massages and artwork. Raffle Prizes have been donated by: NES Rentals, Scarboroughs Restaurant, TVH Americas, EMPAC, Tomhannok Bikes, The Downtube, MadDog Bikes, Heartspace Yoga, Flower Scout, Miss Dixie Tattoo, Rose of Sharon, The Bike Barn, Browns Brewing, LL Bean, EMS, Zero Draft, Mountain Top Maple… and more!

"Our Nixon" w/ filmmaker Penny Lane

Date & Time: 
05/08/2013 - 7pm

Co-sponsored by IEAR Presents! and the Arts Department at RPI.

Richard Nixon photoThroughout Richard Nixon’s presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later they’d all be in prison. This unique and personal visual record, created by H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin, was seized by the FBI during the Watergate investigation, then filed away and forgotten for almost 40 years.

"Taking a Chance on God" w/ filmmaker Brendan Fay

Date & Time: 
05/02/2013 - 7pm

Taking a Chance on God, 55 minutes, 2012
Directed by Brendan Fay

Brendan Fay will present his film and lead a discussion afterward.

"Taking a Chance on God" follows the extraordinary life of 87-year-old John McNeill from his Buffalo, NY boyhood through his experiences as a POW in Nazi Germany, his Le Moyne College years as Jesuit professor and Vietnam peace promoter, leading gay rights advocate, and loving partner of 47 years to Charles Chiarelli. McNeill, author, founder of the LGBT Catholic group Dignity/New York, and a gay community leader during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, refused to be silenced by the Vatican on LGBT issues. This resulted in his expulsion from the Jesuit priesthood.

"Birth Story" Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives

Date & Time: 
04/25/2013 - 7pm

The story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her spirited friends, who taught themselves midwifery from the ground up and created a model of care for women and babies that changed a generation’s approach to childbirth.   

Co-sponsored by Birthnet, The PregnancyProject, Local Care Midwifery LLC, and HeartSpace Midwifery

5:30 Community Potluck with "Birthnet" Bake sale/Silent Auction Fund-raiser

7:00 "BirthStory" Screening

8:30 Panel Discussion w/local midwives!

 

Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole

Date & Time: 
04/19/2013 - 7pm

Cedric WatsonResurrecting the ancient sounds of French and Spanish dances alongside the spiritual rhythms of the Congo tribes of West Africa, Louisiana musician Cedric Watson and band members Bijou Creole are bringing their passionate music to North Troy!

One of the most promising talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole, and Louisianan Zydeco music, Cedric Watson is a four-time Grammy nominee from San Felipe, Texas, who made his first public appearance in Houston at age 19.

“An aggressive and gifted reanimator of Louisiana Creole music, Cedric Watson sings in entrancing brays and yelps and plays fiddle and accordion in cocksure fashion.” – The New York Times.

Watson received a Grammy nomination for his self-titled debut album, released in 2008. He has performed on six additional full-length albums, including three with his own band, Bijou Creole – members: D’Jalma Garnier (fiddle and guitar), Ryan Poullard (drums), Lance Boston (clarinet), and “Zydeco” Mike Chaisson (percussion).

"Herman's House" screening w/ filmmaker Angad Bhalla

Date & Time: 
04/16/2013 - 7pm

 

Herman's House logoJoin us for a screening of Herman's House, an acclaimed documentary that explores the injustice of solitary confinement and the transformative power of art. There will be a full scale model of a solitary confinement cell on display.

The film tells the story of Herman Joshua Wallace, who has spent the past 40 years in solitary confinement at Louisiana's notorious Angola Prison Farm. At the urging of artist Jackie Sumell, Wallace, working by letter and occasionally phone, designs his own post-prison house. The film follows their unique creative partnership, as Sumell builds an exhibit based on Herman’s story, complete with plans for the house and a full-scale model of the cell. The story takes a turn when Sumell sets out to build a bricks-and-mortar structure for Herman and authorities decide to review his case.

Be the Media! The Wealth Around You: A Community History Workshop

Date & Time: 
04/14/2013 - 1pm

Documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah, along with the Be the Media! artist/educators, have designed this workshop for community groups serious about creating something! 

Representatives of community groups (youth, adult, elders) bring something -- an object, a poem, photo, music, home movie -- that shows what you're about.

During the workshop, we will create a plan for a short video which shines light on your powers. Historians, media makers and musicians interested in helping to facilitate these projects are welcome!

Pre-resigistraion is required; scholarships are available. To register for yourself and your group, email:info@mediasanctuary.org, or call 518-272-2390 for more information.

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Filmmaker Louis Massiah

Date & Time: 
04/13/2013 - 7pm

This event begins at 7:30 pm! Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents! and the Underground Railroad History Project Conference.

Louis Massiah is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and the founder/director of Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia, a media arts center that provides training and equipment access to community groups and the independent film/video community.

Massiah will present videos from ongoing programs, including Underground Railroad Routes in the Frankford Neighborhood (Precious Places Community History Project), Neighborhood Bike Works (Community Visions Program), Contested Spaces (by Boone Ngyues), and Seeds of Awakening (Muslim Voices of Philadelphia).  

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Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits

Date & Time: 
04/09/2013 - 7pm

Advance tickets for this show are sold out. It's possible a few tickets tickets may be available at the door if you arrive early enough. The box office opens at 6 PM.

We had hoped to add a second show, but unfortunately this will not be possible.  We will try to bring Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits back to the Capital Region soon.

In the meantime, please remember that you can watch this show live online right here beginning at 7 PM.  It will be a four camera production with stereo sound... the next best thing to being in the house!

Thank you for your interest in Oliver Mtukudzi and your support of The Sanctuary for Independent Media.  We appreciate you!

 

Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi is a truly great guitarist, vocalist, performer and composer. He must be one of the few people to have a beat named after him: ’tuku’! 

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